Hi Allyssa There's your lad ...... 1901 census for Ireland PRONI also has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ------------------------------------------------- 1901 census for Ireland Residents of a house 52 in Magheradrumman (Glenagannon, Donegal) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Mc Gonagle Edward 50 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Donegal Farmer Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Ellen 50 Female Wife Roman Catholic Donegal - Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Daniel 14 Male Son Roman Catholic Donegal Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Rudden Sicily 65 Female Boarder Roman Catholic Donegal House Keeper Read and write - Widow - - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Glenagannon/Magheradrumman/1183031/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRONI Will Calendars has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) See http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/willsSearchResultsDetails.aspx Will Calendars Search Results: Details DjVu plugin required for viewing and printing original scanned documents [27 - 29] Title : Date of Death : 18 February 1907 Surname : McGonagle Date of Grant : 2 July 1907 Forename : Edward Effects : Effects £75 17s. 6d. Registry : Londonderry No Image Full Abstract : Administration of the estate of Edward M'Gonagle late of Magheradrummon County Donegal Farmer who died 18 February 1907 granted at Londonderry to Bridget Callaghan Married Woman. No McGonagles in this townland in 1911, the family had all gone. Dave ---- Original Message ----- From: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com> To: <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Creekstown place name? >i do have his parents, Edward and Ellen/Elleanor Farren. I don't yet know >if > the came over. many of their other children did though. their records so > far > just say Ireland, though i still have much more work to do. thank you for > your help, everyone. > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:32 AM, hiflyte <hiflyte@telus.net> wrote: > >> Allyssa, >> >> If Peter is having difficulty in finding "Creekstown" not much hope for >> the rest of us. >> >> But >> >> Looking at the Ireland Atlas and Placenames Database of Ireland and >> others, then breaking down the names there are a few possibilities: >> >> http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/cgi-bin/iresrch >> and >> http://www.logainm.ie/ >> http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html#Top >> http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ >> http://gis.donegal.ie/gplan_donegalcc/default.aspx?fn=044848 >> >> I use the "Ctrl F" and insert e.g Cree, Kr, Cri etc and see what >> pops up. >> >> The entry depends upon the person inserting the info into the books, >> what did he hear from the person giving the data. >> Prior to the 1900s many individuals could not read or write so they >> could not check the data on the entry paper. >> >> CREESLOUGH T. xx Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> due to Crees------- Town, >> >> Creehennan 828 Donegal Inishowen East Moville >> Upper Inishowen Ulster >> >> Creenary 548 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creenasmear 872 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creenveen 641 Donegal Banagh Glencolumbkille >> Glenties Ulster >> Creeslough 427 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creevagh 205 Donegal Kilmacrenan Mevagh >> Millford Ulster >> Creeve 304 Donegal Raphoe Allsaints >> Londonderry Ulster >> Creeve (Smith) 232 Donegal Raphoe Leck >> Letterkenny Ulster >> Creeve Glebe 295 Donegal Raphoe Leck >> Letterkenny Ulster >> Creeveoughter 846 Donegal Kilmacrenan Killygarvan >> Millford Ulster >> Creevins 199 Donegal Banagh Inver Donegal >> Ulster >> Creevy 815 Donegal Tirhugh Kilbarron >> Ballyshannon Ulster >> >> I am unable to find any that actually come close to our search word >> "creekstown" >> >> What dates are you interested in? Did he mention his parents names on >> any document, in particular his marriage certificate? >> All the info you have may help someone hone in on the surname. >> >> Bob >> CDN >> ======================== >> >> On 28/01/2011 11:54 PM, Allyssa Edwards wrote: <SNIP>...I've located >> some records on this Daniel McGonagle that i'm trying to fill in. most >> records just say ireland. his draft registration says Donegal... >> ====================== >> When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which >> you >> are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. 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I always GREATLY appreciate the kindness of volunteers.) > > http://branches-leaves.blogspot.com (obits, records, transcriptions, etc) > http://allmcgonigle.blogspot.com/ (McGonigle variants One Name Study..can > u > help out?) > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you > are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. 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Hello Allyssa, Dave may well be correct. Look for Magheradrumman on Google Maps and you will see a place called "Ballincrick and Ballynabrocky". 'Ballincrick' is almost certainly 'Baile na Carraig', or 'Baile na Carraige', meaning the townland of the rock or rocks. I have seen another townland called 'Baile na Carraige' (in Tullaghobegley) translated to 'Craigstown' and you could easily mistake that pronunciation for 'Creekstown'. Therefore, my guess is that your 'Creekstown' is in fact 'Ballincrick' in Inishowen. Another clue comes from the Farren name, which is an Inishowen surname. Beannacht Dé, P.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> To: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com>; <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Daniel McGonagle in Glenagannon,Donegal -- where then is "Creekstown"? Hi Allyssa There's your lad ...... 1901 census for Ireland PRONI also has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ------------------------------------------------- 1901 census for Ireland Residents of a house 52 in Magheradrumman (Glenagannon, Donegal) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Mc Gonagle Edward 50 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Donegal Farmer Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Ellen 50 Female Wife Roman Catholic Donegal - Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Daniel 14 Male Son Roman Catholic Donegal Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Rudden Sicily 65 Female Boarder Roman Catholic Donegal House Keeper Read and write - Widow - - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Glenagannon/Magheradrumman/1183031/

Sorry, I got my townlands mixed up in the previous post. Ballincrick is on the Fanad peninsula, not Inishowen. There is also a Craigstown near Carndonagh. P.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J." <solas@gofree.indigo.ie> To: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za>; "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com>; <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Daniel McGonagle in Glenagannon,Donegal -- where then is "Creekstown"? Hello Allyssa, Dave may well be correct. Look for Magheradrumman on Google Maps and you will see a place called "Ballincrick and Ballynabrocky". 'Ballincrick' is almost certainly 'Baile na Carraig', or 'Baile na Carraige', meaning the townland of the rock or rocks. I have seen another townland called 'Baile na Carraige' (in Tullaghobegley) translated to 'Craigstown' and you could easily mistake that pronunciation for 'Creekstown'. Therefore, my guess is that your 'Creekstown' is in fact 'Ballincrick' in Inishowen. Another clue comes from the Farren name, which is an Inishowen surname. Beannacht Dé, P.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> To: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com>; <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Daniel McGonagle in Glenagannon,Donegal -- where then is "Creekstown"? Hi Allyssa There's your lad ...... 1901 census for Ireland PRONI also has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ------------------------------------------------- 1901 census for Ireland Residents of a house 52 in Magheradrumman (Glenagannon, Donegal) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Mc Gonagle Edward 50 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Donegal Farmer Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Ellen 50 Female Wife Roman Catholic Donegal - Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Daniel 14 Male Son Roman Catholic Donegal Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Rudden Sicily 65 Female Boarder Roman Catholic Donegal House Keeper Read and write - Widow - - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Glenagannon/Magheradrumman/1183031/ When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONEGALEIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message